Kindle Book & KDP Niches

Name: Amazon Kindle & KDP Bestsellers Dataset
Creator: Profitable
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Discover bestselling Kindle and print books, top KDP self-publishers, and reachable niches. · Updated May 12, 2026

299.4K

Bestsellers tracked

$650M+

Paid to KU authors (FY24)

2,000+

Authors earning $100K+/yr

3B+

Cumulative KU reads

Book					Published
Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1) by Rebecca YarrosKindleKU	$159.5K	#1 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	501.5K	$14.99	3y
Iron Flame (The Empyrean Book 2) by Rebecca YarrosKindleKU	$159.5K	#2 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	415.1K	$14.99	2y 6mo
Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3) by Rebecca YarrosKindleKU	$159.5K	#3 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	303.9K	$14.99	1y 4mo
When the Moon Hatched: A Fast-Paced Romantasy with Undeniable Chemistry in a Stunning Immersive World (The Moonfall Series Book 1) by Sarah A. ParkerKindleKU	$123.5K	#5 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	58K	$12.99	2y 1mo
Between Tides & Thunder: The new, dangerously addictive standalone romantasy that has readers obsessed by Leena KazakKindleKU	$106.2K	#4 in Sword & Sorcery	2K	$4.99	1mo
Flameborne: Chosen (A Dragon Romantasy Book) (Emberquell Academy Book 1) by Aimee LynnKindleKU	$81.6K	#8 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	4.8K	$7.99	9mo
Magic and Bullets (Academy of Outcasts Book 2) by Larry CorreiaKindleKU	$59.2K	#9 in Sword & Sorcery	14	$5.99	18d
Healer Magic (Tales of Simple Magic #3) by Laurence DahnersKindleKU	$56K	#7 in Sword & Sorcery	8	$3.99	15d
Gild (The Plated Prisoner Series Book 1) by Raven KennedyKindleKU	$52.3K	#10 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	93.4K	$5.99	5y 7mo
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King Book 1) by Rachel GilligKindleKU	$50K	#16 in Sword & Sorcery	98.9K	$9.99	3y 7mo
Flameborne: Fury (A Dragon Romantasy Book) (Emberquell Academy Book 2) by Aimee LynnKindleKU	$45.2K	#13 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	3.4K	$7.99	8mo
Shadowborne: Reckoning (A Dragon Romantic Fantasy) (Emberquell Academy Book 4) by Aimee LynnKindleKU	$45.1K	#14 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	139	$7.99	1mo
Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon SandersonKindle	$42.8K	#7 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	57.7K	$2.99	16y 1mo
Eyes of Devious Burgundy: Deathcaller Duet, Book 1 (An Age of War and Prophecy) by Lacey LehotzkyKindleKU	$39K	#21 in Sword & Sorcery	4.4K	$8.99	1y 2mo
Shadowborne: Fang (A Dragon Romantic Fantasy) (Emberquell Academy Book 3) by Aimee LynnKindleKU	$36.5K	#19 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	849	$7.99	2mo
The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia Book 1) by Carissa BroadbentKindleKU	$34K	#19 in Sword & Sorcery	158K	$6.99	3y 8mo
The Ether Witch: Volume 3: The Divining Of A Devil by DelemhachKindleKU	$33.7K	#14 in Sword & Sorcery	5	$4.99	18d
Runebreaker: A Fantasy Romance by Mila FinchKindleKU	$29.6K	#12 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	8.5K	$4.99	4mo
Heat of the Everflame: The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book Three by Penn ColeKindleKU	$29.2K	#26 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	65.5K	$7.99	2y 8mo
The Poet Empress by Shen TaoKindleKU	$28.9K	#28 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	2.3K	$16.98	4mo
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1) by George R. R. MartinKindle	$27.8K	#29 in Sword & Sorcery	82K	$8.99	23y 4mo
The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia Book 2) by Carissa BroadbentKindleKU	$24.9K	#30 in Sword & Sorcery	117.2K	$6.99	3y 1mo
Spark of the Everflame: The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book One by Penn ColeKindleKU	$24.9K	#16 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	73.2K	$4.99	2y 11mo
Empire of Flame and Thorns by Marion BlackwoodKindleKU	$23.2K	#18 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	29.2K	$4.99	1y 7mo
Glow of the Everflame: The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book Two by Penn ColeKindleKU	$23.1K	#22 in Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks	69.3K	$5.99	2y 10mo

Fourth Wing (The Empyrean Book 1)

by Rebecca Yarros

BSR

#41

Reviews

501.5K

Rating

4.8

Price

$14.99

Published

Iron Flame (The Empyrean Book 2)

by Rebecca Yarros

BSR

#64

Reviews

415.1K

Rating

4.7

Price

$14.99

Published

2y 6mo

Onyx Storm (The Empyrean Book 3)

by Rebecca Yarros

BSR

#66

Reviews

303.9K

Rating

4.6

Price

$14.99

Published

1y 4mo

When the Moon Hatched: A Fast-Paced Romantasy with Undeniable Chemistry in a Stunning Immersive World (The Moonfall Series Book 1)

by Sarah A. Parker

BSR

#113

Reviews

58K

Rating

4.4

Price

$12.99

Published

2y 1mo

Between Tides & Thunder: The new, dangerously addictive standalone romantasy that has readers obsessed

by Leena Kazak

BSR

#81

Reviews

Rating

4.5

Price

$4.99

Published

1mo

Flameborne: Chosen (A Dragon Romantasy Book) (Emberquell Academy Book 1)KDP

by Aimee Lynn

BSR

#222

Reviews

4.8K

Rating

4.4

Price

$7.99

Published

9mo

Magic and Bullets (Academy of Outcasts Book 2)

by Larry Correia

BSR

#230

Reviews

Rating

4.9

Price

$5.99

Published

18d

Healer Magic (Tales of Simple Magic #3)KDP

by Laurence Dahners

BSR

#157

Reviews

Rating

4.6

Price

$3.99

Published

15d

Gild (The Plated Prisoner Series Book 1)

by Raven Kennedy

BSR

#263

Reviews

93.4K

Rating

4.0

Price

$5.99

Published

5y 7mo

One Dark Window (The Shepherd King Book 1)

by Rachel Gillig

BSR

#482

Reviews

98.9K

Rating

4.5

Price

$9.99

Published

3y 7mo

Flameborne: Fury (A Dragon Romantasy Book) (Emberquell Academy Book 2)KDP

by Aimee Lynn

BSR

#422

Reviews

3.4K

Rating

4.3

Price

$7.99

Published

8mo

Shadowborne: Reckoning (A Dragon Romantic Fantasy) (Emberquell Academy Book 4)KDP

by Aimee Lynn

BSR

#423

Reviews

139

Rating

4.6

Price

$7.99

Published

1mo

Mistborn: The Final Empire

by Brandon Sanderson

BSR

#154

Reviews

57.7K

Rating

4.7

Price

$2.99

Published

16y 1mo

Eyes of Devious Burgundy: Deathcaller Duet, Book 1 (An Age of War and Prophecy)

by Lacey Lehotzky

BSR

#562

Reviews

4.4K

Rating

4.3

Price

$8.99

Published

1y 2mo

Shadowborne: Fang (A Dragon Romantic Fantasy) (Emberquell Academy Book 3)KDP

by Aimee Lynn

BSR

#532

Reviews

849

Rating

4.5

Price

$7.99

Published

2mo

The Serpent and the Wings of Night (Crowns of Nyaxia Book 1)KDP

by Carissa Broadbent

BSR

#496

Reviews

158K

Rating

4.5

Price

$6.99

Published

3y 8mo

The Ether Witch: Volume 3: The Divining Of A Devil

by Delemhach

BSR

#348

Reviews

Rating

5.0

Price

$4.99

Published

18d

Runebreaker: A Fantasy RomanceKDP

by Mila Finch

BSR

#401

Reviews

8.5K

Rating

4.6

Price

$4.99

Published

4mo

Heat of the Everflame: The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book ThreeKDP

by Penn Cole

BSR

#677

Reviews

65.5K

Rating

4.5

Price

$7.99

Published

2y 8mo

The Poet Empress

by Shen Tao

BSR

#733

Reviews

2.3K

Rating

4.6

Price

$16.98

Published

4mo

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 1)

by George R. R. Martin

BSR

#812

Reviews

82K

Rating

4.7

Price

$8.99

Published

23y 4mo

The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King (Crowns of Nyaxia Book 2)KDP

by Carissa Broadbent

BSR

#696

Reviews

117.2K

Rating

4.4

Price

$6.99

Published

3y 1mo

Spark of the Everflame: The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book OneKDP

by Penn Cole

BSR

#483

Reviews

73.2K

Rating

4.4

Price

$4.99

Published

2y 11mo

Empire of Flame and Thorns

by Marion Blackwood

BSR

#522

Reviews

29.2K

Rating

4.3

Price

$4.99

Published

1y 7mo

Glow of the Everflame: The Kindred's Curse Saga, Book TwoKDP

by Penn Cole

BSR

#639

Reviews

69.3K

Rating

4.6

Price

$5.99

Published

2y 10mo

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How to Use This Dataset for KDP Research

This page tracks Amazon bestsellers across Kindle and print formats, sourced from Amazon's Best Sellers Rank pages. Use the insight chips to switch lens — 'New & Trending' surfaces recently published books with early traction, 'Hidden Gems' shows high-rated titles with under-50 reviews, and 'KU Goldmines' focuses on Kindle Unlimited winners. Filter by format, price range, or category from the filter sheet. Click any title to open the live Amazon listing and inspect the niche directly.

Spotting Niches Worth Writing For

The most actionable signal is the combination of low BSR (high sales velocity) and high review count (proven audience), with multiple indie publishers competing. If a category's top 10 BSR slots are dominated by traditional Big Five imprints, it's harder for a new self-publisher to break in. If those slots include indie names, the niche is reachable. Sort by BSR ascending, filter to KDP-only, and skim the top results to identify these openings quickly.

Kindle vs. Print: Which Format to Target

Kindle ebooks have lower production cost (no printing) and higher royalty rates (up to 70% in the $2.99-$9.99 range), making them the typical entry point for KDP authors. Print-on-demand paperbacks layer on top — same manuscript, hardcover or paperback edition created automatically when an order comes in. Use the Print filter to study what works in physical formats, then decide whether to publish ebook-only or both.

KDP & Kindle Publishing FAQ

What is KDP and how is it different from regular Amazon publishing?

KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) is Amazon's self-publishing platform. Anyone can upload an ebook or paperback manuscript and have it sold globally on Amazon, with royalties paid monthly. The 'KDP' badge on this page flags titles whose publisher field looks self-published — it's a heuristic, not a guarantee, but it's a reasonable proxy for spotting indie authors versus traditional imprints.

What does BSR mean and is a lower number better?

BSR is Amazon's Best Sellers Rank — it ranks every product against everything else in its store (Kindle Store or Books). Lower is better: BSR #1 is the top-selling book in that store, while BSR #100,000 is well outside the bestseller lists. BSR updates roughly hourly and is a useful relative-popularity signal but does not directly translate to a sales count.

How do I find profitable Kindle book niches?

Start with 'Top KDP Self-Publishers' to see where indie authors are actually winning, then check 'New & Trending' for recent releases gaining traction (open-window niches). 'Hidden Gems' surfaces high-rated books with under-50 reviews — quality is proven but the attention is still up for grabs. Cross-reference with the category combobox to dig into specific sub-niches.

How accurate is the price data?

Prices are scraped from Amazon's product page at scrape time, which is updated regularly. Kindle prices on Amazon change frequently (countdown deals, regional differences, Kindle Unlimited inclusions), so treat the price column as a recent snapshot rather than the live price. Click through to Amazon to see what the book costs right now.

Why are some books missing publisher or page counts?

Indie Kindle titles often don't surface a publisher field on the Amazon product page — the data simply isn't there to scrape. This is more common with self-published Kindle books than with traditionally published print books. Missing fields render as '—' and are not filtered out, since the BSR and review signals are still meaningful.

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